Boomers were the people who were born after 1945, during the baby boom after the second World War. The people in this picture were, if they had kids born after 1945, the parents of boomers.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Silent generation

[–] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or forgotten generation.

But also, yea let's not forget it really came down to who voted for Reagan. I'm a little tired of the boomer hate because it overlooks some of the okay boomers, and yes, equates "old" with "selfish asshole".

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Hot take, old is already equated with asshole. The current ruling class in the United states is predominantly ancient and white. The gerontocracy is the reason we are in this shitstorm. People have already been hating white people for decades, and ageism has been around since at least I was a kid.

My mom is an 'okay' boomer. My point stands.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

The current ancient ruling class you're talking about are literally boomers.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

It's not the age, it's the class.

The wealthy, both young and old, are the ones giving over the rest of us.

Generational division is just a distraction from the real culprits

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Right, but it was the boomers that did the fucking up, no?

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, like their previous generation didn't do anything... Remember the nazis? Remember Stalin? Remember the empire of the rising sun? I mean, boomers fucked up the environment and economy for our generation. The generation before them killed literally millions in death camps all around the world, during 2 world wars with the most horrible war crimes and with 2 nukes. It's a matter of perspective.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

Have we stopped talking about the photo and subsequent comment chain?

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

No one said anything about boomers?

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago

Lol, this is like the people who get themselves worked up because everything is "woke"... when no one but them mentioned it.